ABSINTH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

Synonyms:

absinth; absinthe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("absinth" is a kind of...):

cordial; liqueur (strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal)

Meronyms (substance of "absinth"):

anise; anise seed; aniseed (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)

absinthe; Artemisia absinthium; common wormwood; lad's love; old man (aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe)